QUINOA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. QUINOA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUINOA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUINOA is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUINOA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
quinoasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUINOA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in QUINOA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does QUINOA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A South American plant grown for its small edible seeds, or the seeds themselves, cooked like a grain.
Quinoa was a staple of Andean peoples long before it reached supermarkets worldwide. It is valued because its protein is unusually complete for a plant food. Rinsing the seeds removes a bitter coating.
How QUINOA is used
Common in cooking, nutrition and farming contexts.
- She served the stew over a bed of quinoa.
- Quinoa cooks in about fifteen minutes.
- Farmers in the Andes have grown quinoa for thousands of years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUINOA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUINOA
1 longer words begin with QUINOA.
Shorter words from the letters in QUINOA
Common questions about QUINOA
- Is QUINOA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUINOA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUINOA worth?
- QUINOA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUINOA mean?
- A South American plant grown for its small edible seeds, or the seeds themselves, cooked like a grain.
- What letters can be added to QUINOA?
- QUINOA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of QUINOA:
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